But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Victor Marx
Republican · Governor, Colorado
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How this mark works
We track key votes on sending U.S. weapons and money to the government of Israel. A check means every tracked vote they cast came down against sending more, on the side of peace and de-escalation. A question mark means a mixed record: they sided with sending up to half of the time. An X means they voted to send more weapons and money in over half of their tracked votes, even as the way those weapons and dollars were being used became more and more obvious. At exactly half, money this election cycle from a lobbying group we track, or an endorsement from a group that backs sending weapons, makes it an X. Only votes actually cast are counted. Where a candidate has no recorded votes on these bills, the mark comes instead from a reviewed reading of their public record (money from the lobbying groups we track, endorsements, and their own words since January 26, 2024). There an X also covers fully backing the conduct of the war by the government of Israel without significant reservations, and a question mark also covers speaking about Israel without saying clearly where they stand on U.S. weapons and funding. A dash means No Position Found: we found nothing in their own words about Israel, Gaza or the war.
No recorded votes on the bills we track. We found nothing in their own words about Israel, Gaza or the war.
Marx has not spoken publicly on U.S. weapons or money for the government of Israel, or on U.S. aid to Palestinians. No statement was found in source-checked research across 12 sources.
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Research log
The notes behind this card: what we looked at, what we found, and where each item came from.
What was looked for, and what came back
**U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel:** There is no public record of specific statements, policy proposals, or actions by Victor Marx regarding federal U.S. military aid or weapons transfers to Israel.
**Characterization of the conflict:** Material returned; set out in full below.
**Rhetoric and lobbying:** Material returned; set out in full below.
**Safety and antisemitism:** Material returned; set out in full below.
What an initial search did return, on the other questions
The card's claim is about what the United States sends, and that question came back empty. These questions did return material. It is reproduced word for word so nothing found is lost, and it is context rather than a position on U.S. weapons or money. Em dashes are rendered as hyphens to satisfy house style; no wording is changed.
### Characterization of the conflict * On October 12, 2023, following the Hamas attack on Israel, Marx announced on social media that he and his ministry were traveling to Israel to deliver relief and support to victims of the violence. * On November 1, 2023, Marx appeared on CBN’s *700 Club Interactive* to discuss his ongoing humanitarian trip to Israel, describing the conflict's impact on children and highlighting his team's efforts to provide trauma support. * On December 26, 2023, Marx posted from the Gaza border, stating that his ministry was providing "trauma-healing toys" to Israeli children affected by the war and asking for prayers for hostages held by Hamas. * On December 29, 2023, Marx published a social media post showing his visit to a Palestinian child receiving treatment in an Israeli hospital. In the post, he praised Israeli healthcare workers, condemned "evil Hamas" for using children to hide hostages, prayed for a swift end to the war, and called for "good Palestinian leadership that wants to live peacefully". * On the campaign trail in mid-2026, Marx characterized his work in the region as a high-risk faith mission, claiming that he was among the first non-governmental Americans to enter Gaza during the conflict.
### Rhetoric and lobbying * **Lobbying:** There is no record of Victor Marx participating in formal political lobbying or legislative advocacy regarding Israel. * **Rhetoric:** Throughout his 2026 gubernatorial campaign, Marx's rhetoric regarding Israel centered on his identity as a Christian minister and Marine veteran. In campaign speeches and interviews in mid-2026, he frequently referenced his travels to Israel and Gaza to demonstrate his moral resolve, physical courage, and readiness to lead.
### Safety and antisemitism * On August 2, 2026, local news outlets highlighted an attack graphic created by a local official depicting Marx's Democratic opponent, Attorney General Phil Weiser (who is Jewish and whose mother survived the Holocaust), with devil horns. After critics and news reports condemned the image as an antisemitic trope, Marx stated through a campaign representative on August 2, 2026, that he did not endorse depicting Weiser with horns, adding: "My focus has always been on ideas, truth, and respectful dialogue". News reports on August 5, 2026, noted that prior to the disavowal, Marx had engaged with a social media post featuring the graphic to call for Republican party unity. * On August 10, 2026, as part of his public safety platform emphasizing strict law enforcement and anti-socialist rhetoric, Marx drew media coverage after stating "send in the Marines" to counter rising socialist political organizations in Colorado.
The rest of what an initial search returned on the questions with no answer
Each line above is the first sentence of what an initial search returned for that question. Where it said more after that sentence, the whole passage is reproduced here word for word, so the qualification stands on the record alongside the finding. Em dashes are rendered as hyphens to satisfy house style; no wording is changed.
### U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel There is no public record of specific statements, policy proposals, or actions by Victor Marx regarding federal U.S. military aid or weapons transfers to Israel.
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Earlier finding, preserved
Checked 2026-07-28. "checked the campaign's own policy platform at https://www.victor2026.com/my-policies (re-checked live by a volunteer on 2026-07-29, when the page carried ELEVEN issue areas, all state-level: election integrity and secure voting, veterans and senior citizens, cybersecurity and state/national security, immigration and ending sanctuary policies, agriculture and rural Colorado, energy/water/environment, education and parental rights, government accountability and transparency, housing and cost of living, jobs/taxes/economic growth, and law and order — no foreign-policy section and no mention of Israel, foreign aid, weapons, UNRWA, the boycott/divestment/sanctions question, Israel Bonds or state" source
Not found
No position located on U.S. weapons, arms sales or military funding for the government of Israel.
No position located on U.S. aid to Palestinians, UNRWA or Gaza humanitarian funding.
This is a record of what was checked on 2026-08-11, not a claim that no statement exists anywhere.
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